Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush

Catharus fuscater

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chirripó National Park
177 Verified records at Chirripó National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The slaty-backed nightingale-thrush (Catharus fuscater) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
14 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
17 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
19 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in Chirripó National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 177 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in Chirripó National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.

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